Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Carol Oberbrunner discusses Plato’s essay “The Ion” with students in her “Aesthetics” class outside on Wednesday.

Assistant Professor of History Janette Gayle talks with students in “Intro to American History: Labor, Race, and Gender in the Making of America” in Gulick Hall.

Students walk to class on the first day of the academic year.

Associate Professor of Sociology Jim Sutton teaches “Introductory Sociology” in Stern Hall on Monday.

Director of Introductory Laboratories Brielle Fischman begins her first lecture of the semester for students in “Anatomy.”

Outside of Demarest Hall, Reagan Wolf ’23 studies for her calculus class with Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Jonathan Forde.

Assistant Professor Jiangtao Harry Gu teaches “Introduction to Media and Society” on Tuesday in the Gearan Center.

Associate Professor of French, Francophone and Italian Studies Courtney Wells teaches his First Year Seminar “Through the Lens: French and Francophone Cinema” on Monday.

President Mark D. Gearan discusses the principles of a relationship rich education during his welcome address to faculty and staff at the Opening Institute on Smith Lawn.

Students head in and out of Smith Hall on Monday.

Professor of Religious Studies Richard Salter teaches his “Genocide and the Modern Age” First Year Seminar.

Instructor of Italian Sebastiano Lucci meets with Hazel Rodriguez ’26 and Orientation Mentor Ahmed Wise ’24 to discuss his First Year Seminar “Celebrating a Century of Italian Cinema.”

Provost and Dean of Faculty Sarah Kirk enjoys meeting new international students during dinner.

After clearing trails in Coopers’ Woods, students in Sustainable Living and Learning Community First Year Seminar with Environmental Studies faculty Kristen Brubaker and Robin Murphy gather for a photo.

Andrew Barsky ’23 and Lily Davis ’24 walk down South Main Street on Tuesday.

Students in "Astronomy" with Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb observe a scale-model of Jupiter.